THE FILM

(This film portion was written by Dan Moran.)

Well the streak remains intact. There still hasn’t been a good video game movie. Tomb Raider isn’t a horrible time at the movies but it sure isn’t a good one. You know that old saying “You can’t put lipstick on a pig.”? Well you can’t put great actors in a video game movie either… its still a damn video game movie.

Well the streak remains intact. There still hasn’t been a good video game movie. Tomb Raider isn’t a horrible time at the movies but it sure isn’t a good one. You know that old saying “You can’t put lipstick on a pig.”? Well you can’t put great actors in a video game movie either… its still a damn video game movie.

In 2013 Square Enix came out with a new Tomb Raider game, a reboot of the original game that was released in 1996. Now it’s 2018 and Square Enix is giving us a movie based on the reboot game, and is itself a reboot of a film series from 2001. Still with me? I know, time is a flat circle.

We have a very fun and super-sized 55th episode of our fun podcast under the MULTI-MEDIA MEN banner called ‘Media-Ocrity‘, where the show is just – okay. Here on the show, we focus strictly on horror/sci-fi, comic books, and video games – basically all the fun stuff that tickles your fancy. In our 55th episode, titled ‘SUPER-SIZED DINOSAURS‘, we talk about Kingsman: The Golden Circle, health and fitness in movies, the new Tomb Raider film, Hellboy, updates on Destiny 2, and the love-hate relationship with Jurassic World and Alien: Covenant. It was so much fun. This episode is guaranteed to thrill you, chill you, and fulfill you. I am joined pop-culture wizard Jonathan Atterbury and comic book artist Jeremy Megert.

If you don’t remember ‘Lara Croft: Tombraider‘ from 2001 with Angelina Jolie, then you’ve been living in one hell of a bubble. This was one of the first video-game to big screen adaptations that gave fan-boys the world over chubbers when Jolie poured herself into her costume and ran around the set living out every fantasy the game inspired.

Square Enix released some new screen shots from their new highly anticipated ‘Tomb Raider’ game. These look amazing. I haven’t really heard or seen to much ‘Tomb Raider’ images since the E3 convention we covered last year. These look amazing. Official Synopsis: Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a frightened young woman to a hardened survivor. Armed only with raw instincts and the ability to push beyond the limits of human endurance, Lara must fight to unravel the dark history of a forgotten island to escape its relentless hold.

We have a very fun 75th episode of our fun podcast under the MULTI-MEDIA MEN banner called ‘Media-Ocrity‘, where the show is just – okay. Here on the show, we focus strictly on horror/sci-fi, comic books, and video games – basically all the fun stuff that tickles your fancy. In our 75th episode, titled ‘Luke Didn’t Save Solo at Toys R Us‘, we discuss the ‘Tomb Raider‘ remake, some new Blu-rays and 4K UHD Discs, Stephen Hawking, the closing of Toys R Us and more. We also talk about how Luke Skywalker didn’t have a plan to save Han Solo at the start of ‘Return of the Jedi‘. Our two big topics consisted of pitching your own “VS” movie in the style of something like ‘Freddy Vs Jason‘ or ‘Alien Vs Predator‘, along with which old video games we would like to see newly made for current video game consoles. It was so much fun. This episode is guaranteed to thrill you, chill you, and fulfill you. I am joined pop-culture wizard Jonathan Atterbury and comic book artist Jeremy Megert.

Yes, we are all a bit nervous when it comes to video game movies. There is good reason for that too, since most of them are fairly terrible, even though some make a ton of money at the box office. The ‘Tomb Raider‘ films with Angelina Jolie made a ton of money as did the many sequels of ‘Resident Evil‘. Let’s not forget the recent ‘Warcraft‘ movie or ‘The Angry Birds‘ movie either – all of which made a big box office splash, despite the quality of story and performances.

Alicia Vikander is a name that has been mentioned quite a bit in the last year, her Oscar win for last year’s ‘The Danish Girl‘ was a particularly bright spot for the actress, she also appeared in seven movies in the last year, alone. She’s recently been chosen to anchor a reboot of ‘The Tomb Raider‘ and is the new face of Lara Croft.

Hot muscled men in shining, defining armor, beautiful women wrapped in silks and armor for the menfolk, and mythology. Sounds like the makings of greatness, right? Well, no. Gods of Egyptopens in a fast push in across Egypt. Suddenly, Egypt is abruptly ripped apart by war obsessed and power hungry, Set (Gerard Butler). With his father Osiris (Bryan Brown) and mother Isis (Rachael Blake) deceased, Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) has a journey ahead of him if he hopes to regain his kingdom.

‘The Blob‘ is one of the horror-genre’s most enigmatic entities and it has proven that it can stand the test of time. First hitting screens in 1958, the gelatinous mass of oozing glop was remade in 1988 and almost 30 years after that, it’s time to bring ‘The Blob‘ back again.

A tragedy occurs in China and a computer virus is recognized as the culprit.The Chinese government immediately called in their cyber security expert, Captain Chen Dawai (Leehom Wang).In the US, the CIA is working on the cyber attack, too.Enters Agent Carol Barrett, not Carol Burnett, (the fabulous Viola Davis) which begins the China and US taskforce.But who sent it?Captain Dawai knows who will help him find the villain.His former classmate, Nicholas Hathaway (Chris Hemsworth), is a genius when it comes to code.Unfortunately, Hathaway was locked up.Can a deal be struck to catch the bad guy?

I was trying to think of a movie that was based on a video game that was truly amazing. I couldn’t do it. I went through all of them, and while I enjoyed some of the attempts, nothing really stood out as being unforgettable or even that great. Sure, you have your ‘Resident Evil‘ movies and your ‘Tomb Raider‘ films, but ultimately those are still forgettable and don’t hold up all that well, although they have made a killing at the box office.

Will Yun Lee will star in the upcoming sequel of X-Men: Origins – The Wolverine Sequel. The film will be directed by James Mangold and details of the characters and story are being kept ultra secret. At least for now they are. The character Lee will be playing is called Harada. Do you remember who Harada is?

Movie Quotes

Interrogator: I am instructed to inform you that you have been convicted by special tribunal and that unless you are ready to offer your cooperation you are to be executed. Do you understand what I'm telling you?Evey Hammond: Yes.Interrogator: Are you ready to cooperate?Evey Hammond: No.Interrogator: Very well. Escort Ms. Hammond back to her cell. Arrange a detail of six men and take her out behind the chemical shed and shoot her.Guard: It's time.Evey Hammond: I'm ready.Guard: Look all they want is one little piece of information, just give them something, anything.Evey Hammond: Thank you, but I'd rather die behind the chemical sheds.Guard: Then you have no fear any more. You're completely free.V for Vendetta (2005) The Movie Quotes